Atipik Başlangıçlı Bir Subakut Sklerozan Panensefalit Olgusu
Mustafa Ülker, Sefer Günaydın, Nurten Akbaş, Dilek Ataklı, Baki Arpacı
Article No:
8
Article Type :
Case Report
Subacıte Sclerosing Panencephalitis is a chronic viral infection of CNS caused by defective measles virus. Its incidence has decreasecl clefinetily in developed countries in last decades, as a reflection of the routine vaccination programmes. Its common onset is in childhood or adolescent period after a 6 to 8 years incubancy period whereas late onset cases have been reported not infiequently in last decades. Diagnosis is usually made with history. Clinical findings, electroencephalographic findings and estimation of CSF Rubeola-IgG value. In childhood, common presentation of illness is mental deterioration and behavioral changes, however we reported a childhood case with extrapyramiclal system involvement as a cause of first complaints and the discussion is made under the light of literature.
Keywords :
SSPE, EEG, atypical onset
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
2001;14:237-239
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